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Phenomenon, phantom limb
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Show more- STL2 Stickler syndrome, type II. See: Stickler syndrome
- Dyslexia Dyslexia: A specific reading disability due to a defect in the brain's processing of graphic symbols…
- Sweating, gustatory Sweating on the forehead, face, scalp, and neck occurring soon after ingesting food. Some gustatory sweating…
- Gefitinib Gefitinib: A drug that attaches to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) on the surfaces of cells. The…
- Sphingomyelin lipoidosis Also called Niemann-Pick disease, this is a disorder of the metabolism of a lipid (fat) called sphingomyelin…
- Fear of thunder An abnormal and persistent fear of thunder that causes undue anxiety even though sufferers realize that…
- Calipers A metal or plastic tool similar to a compass used to measure the diameter of an object. The skin fold…
- Acoustic neuroma A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Pleural Pertaining to the pleura, the thin covering that protects the lungs. The term 'pleural' is pronounced like…
- Pseudohemophilia The original name that von Willebrand gave to the bleeding disorder he first described. See: Von Willebrand…
- PIGF Placental growth factor
- Congenital cervicothoracic vertebrae synostosis See: Klippel-Feil sequence